losing

[ loo-zing ]

adjective

1. causing or suffering loss.

noun

1. losings, losses.

losing

/ ˈluːzɪŋ /

adjective

1. unprofitable; failing

   the business was a losing concern

Other Words From

• losing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of losing¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English, Old English; lose, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

If it’s too much to ask of Arnold that her bid for heightened naturalism make a ton of sense, “Bird” at least maintains a heartbeat of ache and affection for youth in all its rudeness, revealing a filmmaker who isn’t afraid of losing her claws if she traffics in the thing with feathers.

From Los Angeles Times

The men’s basketball team reached the Final Four in 2021 and won a Pac-12 title in 2023 before backsliding to a losing record last season.

From Los Angeles Times

In a 2021 essay, she cited Trump’s “intensive efforts to chip away at the apolitical nature of the American military” as a means of using the armed forces to help him try to stay in power after losing the 2020 election.

From Los Angeles Times

And how awkward could it be if he found himself on the losing side of the argument, were hundreds of his own MPs to oppose a change?

From BBC

His team insist he would carry on, and point out other ministers in the health department disagree with him, so it is certain some health ministers will find themselves on the losing side of the argument.

From BBC

Related Words

• defeated
• falling
• unsuccessful